烏煙瘴氣 wū yān zhàng qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. billowing smoke (idiom)
  2. foul atmosphere
  3. (fig.) murky atmosphere
  4. in a turmoil

CHARACTERS

烏 wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark
煙 yān smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
瘴 zhàng malaria pestilential vapors
氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit